Personal information | |||
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Full name | William James Isaac | ||
Date of birth | Q3 1918[1] | ||
Place of birth | Tynemouth, England [1] | ||
Date of death | (aged 22) [2] | ||
Place of death | Maidstone, England | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1938–1939 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
1939–1941 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William James Isaac (Q3 1918 – 14 April 1941) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion. [1]
Isaac enlisted in the British Army at the outbreak of the Second World War and served as an instructor in the Royal Artillery with the rank of bombardier. [2] [3] He took part in the Battle of France and was evacuated from Dunkirk, dying of meningitis in Maidstone on 14 April 1941. [3] [4] [5] [6] He was buried in Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard. [2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1939–40 [1] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
1939–40 [6] | League South B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
1940–41 [6] | South Division | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
Career total | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |